FCE News https://fcenews.it/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&id=1034&layout=blog&Itemid=163 Tue, 04 Apr 2017 13:39:06 +0000 Joomla! 1.5 - Open Source Content Management it-it Tetralogy of Fallot with an abnormal coronary artery: surgical options and prognostic factors [CONGENITAL] https://fcenews.it/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=165505:tetralogy-fallot-with-abnormal&catid=1034:toracica&Itemid=163 https://fcenews.it/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=165505:tetralogy-fallot-with-abnormal&catid=1034:toracica&Itemid=163 OBJECTIVES

The objectives were to determine in patients with Tetralogy of Fallot (ToF) and abnormal coronary artery (ACA): the long-term outcomes of different surgical strategies; the risk factors for right ventricular outflow tract ... ...]]> [email protected] (European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery) Toracica Tue, 04 Sep 2012 08:00:00 +0000

Sutures enriched with adipose-derived stem cells decrease the local acute inflammation after tracheal anastomosis in a murine model [BASIC SCIENCE] https://fcenews.it/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=165506:sutures-enriched-with-adipose&catid=1034:toracica&Itemid=163 https://fcenews.it/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=165506:sutures-enriched-with-adipose&catid=1034:toracica&Itemid=163 OBJECTIVES

Local inflammatory reaction and tension are the main causes of postoperative complications after tracheal surgery. Adipose-derived stem cells (ASCs) are known to have immunomodulatory activity. The exact mechanism of this ... ...]]> [email protected] (European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery) Toracica Tue, 04 Sep 2012 08:00:00 +0000

Gastric distension is a contributing factor to pneumonia after pulmonary resection [THORACIC] https://fcenews.it/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=165507:gastric-distension-contributing-factor&catid=1034:toracica&Itemid=163 https://fcenews.it/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=165507:gastric-distension-contributing-factor&catid=1034:toracica&Itemid=163 OBJECTIVES

The literature concerning relations between thoracic surgery and digestive motility is poor. The aim of our study was two-fold: (i) to show a link between thoracic surgery and gastric distension and (ii) between post-oper ... ...]]> [email protected] (European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery) Toracica Tue, 04 Sep 2012 08:00:00 +0000

Completion pneumonectomy: a multicentre international study on 165 patients [THORACIC] https://fcenews.it/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=165508:completion-pneumonectomy-multicentre-international&catid=1034:toracica&Itemid=163 https://fcenews.it/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=165508:completion-pneumonectomy-multicentre-international&catid=1034:toracica&Itemid=163 OBJECTIVES

We evaluated factors that influenced morbidity and mortality in patients undergoing completion pneumonectomy (CP).

METHODS

A retrospective review of a consecutive series of patients who underwe ... ...]]> [email protected] (European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery) Toracica Tue, 04 Sep 2012 08:00:00 +0000

Lung volume reduction surgery for native lung hyperinflation following single-lung transplantation for emphysema: which patients [THORACIC] https://fcenews.it/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=165509:lung-volume-reduction-surgery&catid=1034:toracica&Itemid=163 https://fcenews.it/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=165509:lung-volume-reduction-surgery&catid=1034:toracica&Itemid=163 OBJECTIVES

Lung transplantation is an established treatment for patients with advanced emphysema. Double-lung transplantation is favoured to avoid complications following single-lung transplantation, including native lung hyperinfla ... ...]]> [email protected] (European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery) Toracica Tue, 04 Sep 2012 08:00:00 +0000

Do tumours located in the left lower lobe have worse outcomes in lymph node-positive non-small cell lung cancer than tumours in other lobes [THORACIC] https://fcenews.it/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=165510:tumours-located-left-lower&catid=1034:toracica&Itemid=163 https://fcenews.it/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=165510:tumours-located-left-lower&catid=1034:toracica&Itemid=163 OBJECTIVES

Although an association between prognosis and lobar location of lung cancer, particularly the left lower lobe (LLL), has been suggested, the certainty of such association remains controversial. The purpose of this study w ... ...]]> [email protected] (European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery) Toracica Tue, 04 Sep 2012 08:00:00 +0000

Complications following lung surgery in the Dutch-Belgian randomized lung cancer screening trial [THORACIC] https://fcenews.it/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=165511:complications-following-lung-surgery&catid=1034:toracica&Itemid=163 https://fcenews.it/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=165511:complications-following-lung-surgery&catid=1034:toracica&Itemid=163 OBJECTIVES

To assess the complication rate in participants of the screen arm of the NELSON lung cancer screening trial who underwent surgical resection and to investigate, based on a literature review, whether the complication rate, ... ...]]> [email protected] (European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery) Toracica Tue, 04 Sep 2012 08:00:00 +0000

Comparison of perioperative outcomes following open versus minimally invasive Ivor Lewis oesophagectomy at a single, high-volume centre [THORACIC] https://fcenews.it/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=165512:comparison-perioperative-outcomes-following&catid=1034:toracica&Itemid=163 https://fcenews.it/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=165512:comparison-perioperative-outcomes-following&catid=1034:toracica&Itemid=163 OBJECTIVES

With the increasing popularity of minimally invasive oesophageal resections, equivalence, if not superiority, to open techniques must be demonstrated. Here we compare our open and minimally invasive Ivor Lewis oesophagect ... ...]]> [email protected] (European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery) Toracica Tue, 04 Sep 2012 08:00:00 +0000

Age and neo-adjuvant chemotherapy increase the risk of atrial fibrillation following oesophagectomy [THORACIC] https://fcenews.it/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=165513:adjuvant-chemotherapy-increase-risk&catid=1034:toracica&Itemid=163 https://fcenews.it/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=165513:adjuvant-chemotherapy-increase-risk&catid=1034:toracica&Itemid=163 OBJECTIVES

Atrial tachyarrhythmias occur in up to 25% of patients after major thoracic surgery. We examined risk factors for new-onset atrial fibrillation (AF) following oesophagectomy in an attempt to guide prophylactic use of anti ... ...]]> [email protected] (European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery) Toracica Tue, 04 Sep 2012 08:00:00 +0000

The combination of polytetrafluoroethylene mesh and titanium rib implants: an innovative process for reconstructing large full thickness chest wall defects [THORACIC] https://fcenews.it/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=165514:combination-polytetrafluoroethylene-mesh-titanium&catid=1034:toracica&Itemid=163 https://fcenews.it/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=165514:combination-polytetrafluoroethylene-mesh-titanium&catid=1034:toracica&Itemid=163 OBJECTIVES

The reconstruction of large full thickness chest wall defect after resection of T3/T4 non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) or primary chest wall tumours presents a technical challenge for thoracic surgeons and is a critical ... ...]]> [email protected] (European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery) Toracica Tue, 04 Sep 2012 08:00:00 +0000